In this Feb. 26 photo, Bitcoin trader Kolin Burges stands in protest outside an office building housing Mt. Gox in Tokyo. Bankrupt bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox said it found 200,000 bitcoins, which were previously thought stolen.

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Angela Etter
Having Her Say

The notion of being successful and perhaps even wealthy was not exclusive to my generation of Boomers, but I do think growing up in the 1950s gave us a lot of room for optimism. We believed the world and its riches were ours for the taking. Those who were ambitious enough might even dream of become millionaires.

But for generations coming behind us, perhaps our great-grandchildren, the goal may be to become a Bitcoinaire. Bitcoins is a new virtual currency that could one day be the world's money. If you've never heard of bitcoins, this probably sounds like drug-induced babble, but it is indeed ...